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Police subdue 'out of control' man at his family's body shop

A man who attacked and seriously injured his father last April at the Copper Mountain Auto Body shop triggered another emergency call to the family-owned business last week.

Diane Finch, who made the 911 call last year for police and medical assistance, summoned officers again at 8 p.m. last Thursday because her son, Bryce Finch, 36, was “out of control, possibly under the influence of drugs,” according to a police incident report.

When officers arrived at the shop on U.S. Highway 70, they found Finch standing with a group of men outside a small residence next to the business. Finch acknowledged he had been arguing with his father, Eddie Finch, but was now preparing to leave. The Finches own the shop.

The police report said the officers were familiar with the younger Finch’s troubled history and his prior charges for battery on a household member and criminal damage to property.

They told Finch they intended to pat him down for weapons or other dangerous items. When they found a wad of currency wrapped around what turned out to be a small packet of methamphetamines, the man broke away from the officers and tried to run away.

A struggle ensued in which Finch struck and grabbed both officers but was finally wrestled to the ground, subdued and cuffed.

He was booked on charges of Battery on a Police Officer; Assault on a Police Officer; Possession of Methamphetamines; and Resisting, Evading or Obstructing a Police Officer, and then taken to the Lincoln County Detention Center.

Last year’s incident also began with an argument between Bryce Finch and his father. By the time police were called, the younger Finch had severely beaten his father with a broom handle as other family members tried to stop him.